Is ₹20 lakh crore maths a farce? Did the relief package fail the industry & the poor? Can we convert this crisis into an opportunity?

Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader, Mr P. Chidambaram speak exclusively to Mirror Now’s Tanvi Shukla about his views on the ₹20 lakh crore Mega Stimulus Package and if we can use this to convert economic crisis into an opportunity for growth amid COVID-19 outbreak.

He says, ‘The economic revival package is like a Santa Claus with various choices and not a strict liquidity fund, it is nothing but a hoax. 5.8 Crore MSME’s are still left in a lurch. The rural, as well as urban consumption, has fallen sharply and the government is doing nothing about it. There was an economic decline even before COVID-19’.